Gaburi
Chew

Meigum

Taste:
1.5

Texture:
2.5

Novelty:
.5

All
scores out of 5

I
feel ripped off. There is nothing on this package’s text that
really explaining what to expect. Allison with her ability to read
some Japanese looked at the package and described what I expected
to find. We both thought that this would be a box of chewy (possibly
gummy) candies shaped like miniature food. More to the point I thought
it would look like the miniature food depicted on the box. I was geared
up for a pretty interesting experience, but that ended as soon as
I opened the package.

What you get is four small
packages of a grape flavoured chewy candy that are shaped like small
square blobs. You also get one of the items featured on the box. I
got the stack of pancakes with whipped cream and a strawberry featured
in the upper right hand corner of the package. The thing is, the pancakes
were not a candy but an eraser. I will officially warn anybody buying
this not to eat the eraser that looks more appetizing than anything
else in this box (you’re welcome Meigum for stopping a few lawsuits).

The eraser is actually
pretty cool, but the candy is a little blah. It’s your basic
fake grape flavoured chew. There’s nothing particularly fancy
or different about it. It lasts for about ten seconds and has an okay
texture. It’s nothing special at all, which makes this treat
pretty disappointing. The package implies something really fun and
unique, but other than the eraser it’s really dull. I should
also mention that you can buy this kind of eraser anywhere in Japan,
and you get to pick the design you want. So really even the “bonus”
prize is still fairly pedestrian contextually.